To determine if 4718 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 4718.
If the factors of 4718 are only 4718 and 1, then we know that 4718 is a prime number. Otherwise, 4718 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 4718 is only divisible by 1 and 4718, then it is a prime number, and if 4718 is divisible by more than 4718 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 4718 are as follows:
1, 2, 7, 14, 337, 674, 2359, 4718
Therefore, since 4718 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 4718 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 4719 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 4718 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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